"to flee from, escape; met. to be rid, be freed from, 2 Pet. 1:4; 2:18, 20*"
Definition and meaning
to flee from, escape; met. to be rid, be freed from, 2 Pet. 1:4; 2:18, 20*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀποφεύγω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of apopheugo (G668) across the King James Bible.
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
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Common questions
Strong's G668 (apopheugo) is a Greek word that means: to flee from, escape; met. to be rid, be freed from, 2 Pet. 1:4; 2:18, 20* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word apopheugo (G668) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G668 is apopheugo, a Greek word defined as: to flee from, escape; met. to be rid, be freed from, 2 Pet. 1:4; 2:18, 20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apopheugo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.